Graduate Certificate in Strategic Management

*** This course has been replaced by the Graduate Certificate of Strategic Management USTM01 from 2018 and applicants should refer to this newly accredited course when applying.

Students enrolled in the GCSM will be able to continue to re-enrol however consideration should always be given to transferring to the latest course version.

*** The specialised Graduate Certificate in Strategic Management provides participants with the opportunity to improve their knowledge, skills and understanding of strategic management.

Graduates of this course would have career options at middle to upper management-level positions in the private and public sectors.

Core Units(4 units) - 40

Compulsory Core units totalling 40 credit points:

(recoded from PRBM005 2016) (replaced by BUS502 from 2018)

MAN508

(recoded from PRBM030 2016)

MAN515

(recoded from PRBM034 2016)

(recoded from PRBM033 2016) (replaced by MKT503 from 2018)

Electives(0 units) - 0

There are no Specialist Elective or Elective units in this course.

- 40

Total Credit Points

Successful completion of a recognised Bachelor degree, Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in a business or related field plus a minimum of 6 months employment experience; OR Successful completion of a recognised non business award (Bachelor degree, Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma) aimed at providing the student with professional skills that include a systematic exposure to disciplines such as industrial relations, human resource management, project management, financial management, marketing, economics, ecommerce or strategic management plus a minimum of 6 months employment experience ; OR Successful completion of a recognised Bachelor degree, Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in an unrelated field plus a minimum of two years full-time employment experience in a managerial role. Applicants may be asked to provide further documentation detailing their employment experience and outlining managerial roles and achievements in the form of a curriculum vitae, two referee reports and a statement of purpose. The statement of purpose should address why you would like to be admitted into the course, career goals and aspirations and benefits the course will provide you. Consideration will also be given to non-graduates who have at least five years appropriate professional experience in middle to higher level management.